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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025